fordicídio

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fordicīdium.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /foɾ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /foɻ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒjo/

  • Hyphenation: for‧di‧cí‧di‧o

Noun

fordicídio m (plural fordicídios)

  1. (archaic, history, religion) Fordicidia (among the ancient Romans, a ritual that sought to ensure agricultural fertility and which consisted of the sacrifice of a pregnant cow)